Ngawo-1980, ngenxa yokushoda kweimikhiqizo ye-carbonkanye nezinga eliphezulu lenzuzo yemikhiqizo yekhabhoni, amabhizinisi ekhabhoni ngokuvamile ayenezinzuzo ezinhle zezomnotho, futhi amabhizinisi ekhabhoni akhuphuka ngokushesha ezweni lonke.Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokuntuleka kwengxenye yekhabhoni ezenzakalelayo ethuthukisiwe, sonke isikali semboni ye-carbon sincane, kunzima ukwakha amandla okuncintisana asebenzayo.Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunomthamo oweqile wemikhiqizo esezingeni eliphansi, ukuhlinzekwa okunganele kanye nesidingo semikhiqizo ephezulu, kanye nesakhiwo semboni yekhabhoni engenangqondo.Ithemba lokuthuthukiswa kwezitshalo ze-carbon lihlobene eduze nenqubo ye-high-tech carbon batching ngokuzenzakalelayo.

Izinto zokusetshenziswa zemishini yekhabhoni kanye nemikhiqizo yekhabhoni yizinto ezisetshenziswayo zekhabhoni.Isakhiwo sabo samakhemikhali, izici ze-morphological kanye nezakhiwo zomzimba namakhemikhali zihluke kakhulu ngenxa yemithombo ehlukene kanye namasu okukhiqiza.Ngokusho isimo esingokomzimba zingahlukaniswa zibe okuqinile izinto zokusetshenziswa (aggregate) kanye liquid izinto zokusetshenziswa (ingcina kanye impregnators).

Phakathi kwazo, izinto zokusetshenziswa zemikhiqizo ye-carbon zingahlukaniswa zibe: izinto zokusetshenziswa zomlotha omningi kanye nezinto zokusetshenziswa zomlotha ezincane ngokuya ngokuqukethwe kokungcola okungaphili.Umlotha wezinto zokusetshenziswa zomlotha ophansi ngokuvamile ungaphansi kuka-1%, njenge-petroleum coke, i-asphalt coke, njll. Umlotha wezinto zokusetshenziswa ze-polyash ngokuvamile ungaba ngu-10%, njengei-coke ye-metallurgical, i-anthracite nokunye.Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinto zokubuyisela ekukhiqizeni, njengokuchotshozwa kwe-graphite, zingasetshenziswa njengezinto eziqinile zokusetshenziswa.Ngenxa yezindima ezihlukene kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinto ezihlukahlukene zokusetshenziswa, izidingo zabo zekhwalithi nazo zihlukile.